Laptops/Netbooks/Tablet PC for my Physically Disabled Cousin

I am looking at options to buy any of the above for my cousin who is a disabled person suffering from Muscular Dystrophy.

Price should be reasonable.

Any suggestion

Ipad 2 is the first thing that comes to my mind. the most user friendly of all devices out there, i believe.

You could go for the Ipad 3, but IMO not really worth the price hike for this particular purpose.

Then there are also Android tablets like this samsung

And this Blackberry playbook.

Ok, he wants to have functions as in the Windows PC which he has right now. But he wants to use this one on the bed and doesn't want to move around.

Seems like Android won't be useful, then ??

would have been infinitely better if budget was mentioned. I think you should give a tablet.

functions as in Windows pc he has? Will he be able to use the small keys of a net book?

would have been infinitely better if budget was mentioned. I think you should give a tablet.

Less than 30k.

functions as in Windows pc he has? Will he be able to use the small keys of a net book?

Yes, he wants to use MS Office, make calls, send emails, browse internet for long hours, etc. He uses the Thumb, Index finger, Middle finger on his PC.

will a 15 inch laptop be a problem? Have a look at this Samsung RV Series RV513-A02IN Laptop: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Samsung Notebook
Good battery according to reviews there. And will also save you lots of money from total budget too

thetechfreak said:
will a 15 inch laptop be a problem? Have a look at this Samsung RV Series RV513-A02IN Laptop: Flipkart.com: Compare, Review Samsung Notebook
Good battery according to reviews there. And will also save you lots of money from total budget too

Please note, it needs to be light weight.

Wait for the windows 8 tablets IMO. they are coming up somewhere in september i hear.

You'll get all your familiar applications and in a tablet form.

pranav0091 said:
Wait for the windows 8 tablets IMO.

Ok, but which one will you suggest now to buy.

right now i'd say Ipad2.

but i dont know about its ability/disability to run MS softwares. Same story about the android ones.

I agree, right now ipad 2 wud be the most user friendly... Trust me ios is very responsive to the slightest touch... And for ms office there are various apps in the itunes store, however no calling support... I know some android tabs support calling, but i dont recommend looking at your cousins situation... Apple tabs are the least prone to failure... So the best bet for your bro...

pranav0091 said:
right now i'd say Ipad2.

but i dont know about its ability/disability to run MS softwares. Same story about the android ones.

Thanks for the response.

Can you let me know the price ? Isn't IPad2 outdated model ?

samudragupta said:
I agree, right now ipad 2 wud be the most user friendly... Trust me ios is very responsive to the slightest touch... And for ms office there are various apps in the itunes store, however no calling support... I know some android tabs support calling, but i dont recommend looking at your cousins situation... Apple tabs are the least prone to failure... So the best bet for your bro...

yes Ipad 2 is not the newest model, but trust me, the newer model doesn't not really have any features that are important here. You'll end up paying a significantly more amount with no real benefits. Ipad 2 right now comes at about 23.5k for the 16gb wifi variant.

Price probably will take a dip once the Ipad 3 becomes available by April end. So wait until May.

Charley said:
Thanks for the response.

Can you let me know the price ? Isn't IPad2 outdated model ?

ipad 2 is not outdated however the ipad 3 does not have any significant improvements either and definitely not worth the moolah... ipad 2 should be available for around 24-25k online. And i dont think so that the ipad 3 will be released anytime soon in India and even if it does dont expect the ipad 2 prices to drop significantly... you may consider getting it now...

The best I can think of is Acer Iconia A500-10S16w

www.ebay.in/itm/Acer-ICONIA-A500-10S16w-16GB-Wi-Fi-10-1in-Silver-/280865560137

Key Features
10.1” HD Multi-Touch Display: (1280 x 800) resolution, 16:10 aspect ratio
NVIDIA® Tegra™ 2 Dual Core Mobile Processor
1GB DDR2 Memory
NVIDIA® GeForce® GPU
eMMC: 16GB on board
MicroSD memory card up to 32GB
Dolby® Mobile Technology
Dual Analog Microphone
Dual Speaker
802.11b/g/n Wireless(802.11n 2.4GHz only)
Bluetooth® 2.1+EDR
1- Micro USB 2.0 Port
1- USB 2.0 Port
1- Micro HDMI™ Out (support Dual Display)
5MP Rear Facing Camerawith Auto Focus and single LED flash
2MP Front Facing Camera
Sensors:G-Sensor, E-Compass, L-Sensor, Gyro-meter
Rechargeable Lithium-ion polymer Battery
Up to 8-hours battery life

Rs. 17,900 minus any coupon that you can get your hands off

DOWNSIDE IS this particular piece is USA imported and comes with a SELLER WARRANTY

also, this is android but you'll save a lot of dough.

Would you suggest Micromax Funbook ?

^^^^^ never, I.

'coz budget is on your side

I guess I pad 2 will be good option here
plus you can install Siri to get the most out of it
It'll surely help as the tasks can be performed via voice commands

Siri can be installed on IPad 2:
You Can Install Siri on iPad 2 with Spire

Piyush said:
I guess I pad 2 will be good option here
plus you can install Siri to get the most out of it
It'll surely help as the tasks can be performed via voice commands

Siri can be installed on IPad 2:
You Can Install Siri on iPad 2 with Spire

+1 for this one....

voice recognition is a cutting edge technology and is not that mature yet or, may be not, for our Indian accent.

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Freedom.Forever said:
voice recognition is a cutting edge technology and is not that mature yet or, may be not, for our Indian accent.

Do you suggest I shouldn't get it ?

Charley said:
Do you suggest I shouldn't get it ?

well its not that the siri feature is completely useless... it does understand Indian accent to an extent but as rightly mentioned above its not that great... but just this shouldnt stop you from getting an ipad

I personally think that an Ipad is overpriced, also that android is FUTURE. only my humble personal views.

about that indian accent thing: using my windows speech recognition with 43% of my core i5 processor all I did was waste of time. Ipad must be far behind that processing power and siri must not be that a powerful speech engine. just expressing my misery over windows speech recog soft nothing else.

tonymqqq said:
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This google android tablet employs the newest android OS,and more details:
Price: US$138.99
The newest operation system Android 4.0.3 (ICS)
7 inch 1024 x 600 high revolution display screen
5 points touch Capacitive screen
Supports built-in WIFI, 3G, Ethernet
Supports 3D Video Decoder, enables you to play 3D games
Has three modes of operation: buttons, touch screen and Capacitive Touch Sense
Supports HDMI video
PMU Intelligent power management, 30% power save and lengthen the battery using time
Support most of audio format, multi-sound effect and cycleplay mode, enable you to enjoy listening to music
Support AVI, RM, RMVB, FLV, MP4, WMV, 3GP, MKV, etc. video format and support as high as 3840*2160P revolution playing
Built-in microphone and speaker, supports a super long recording time

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